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Incomplete without Paralympics medal: Bhagyashree Jadhav wants to be third
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bhagyashree Jadhav, a seasoned shot-putter and javelin thrower who was India's flagbearer at the Paris Paralympics alongside Sumit Antil, has her sights on capturing a medal at the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympics.
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Shot putter Hokato credits Indian Army for Paris Paralympics 2024 medal
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Hokato secured a bronze medal for the country at the global para multi-sport event in the final of the men's shot put F57 final.
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Olympic Champion Valerie Adams named International Event Ambassador for Wo
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Valerie Adams is arguably the most successful female shot putter of all time. Across her five appearances in the Olympics, she has won two gold medals (in 2008, and 2012), a silver (in 2016) and a bronze medal (in 2020). Notably, Adams also boasts an impressive record of four consecutive gol
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Living her mother's dream, record-breaking Kerala shot-putter Anupriya VS
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Anupriya took up shot-put with her mother Rajani donning the role of a coach during the initial years. On Tuesday, the 18-year-old from Kerala etched her name in the record books of Khelo India Youth Games when she won the gold medal with a new meet record of 17.22m.
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National Inter-State Athletics Championships: Tamil Nadu bags title of ove
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The presentation of awards began with shot putter Tajinder Singh Toor winning Best Athlete (Male) and hurdler Jyothi Yaraji winning Best Athlete (Female) while Tamil Nadu won the Team Championship (Male), and Uttar Pradesh won the Team Championship (Female). The most coveted award of the com
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Indian Open Throws and Jumps Competition: Tajinderpal Toor, Kishore Jena b
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The day was highlighted by star shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor breaking the meet record with a throw of 19.95 meters and claiming the gold in men's shot put. The men's javelin grabbed the attention with Kishore Jena from Odisha breaking the meet record previously set by Rohit Yadav, with
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CWG 2022: Shot putter Manpreet Kaur qualifies for final, Dutee Chand fails
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kaur qualified for the final after achieving the best throw of 16.78 m in her third attempt. Meanwhile, Dutee finished fourth in Heat 5 of Women's 100 m Round 1 event
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Toor, Sreeshankar and Dutee Chand to compete in World Indoor Championships
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): India will field Shot Putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Long Jumper M Sreeshankar and sprinter Dutee Chand in the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 starting from March 18 at the Stark Arena in the Serbian Capital.
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Tajinderpal Toor, Abha Khatua grab limelight in National Throws Competitio
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], February 27 (ANI): Shot putters Abha Khatua, who gave up Heptathlon to focus on one event, and Tajinderpal Singh Toor grabbed the spotlight in the inaugural National Open Throws Competition 2022 here at the Netaji Subhash National Institute of Sports complex on Sund
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Tokyo Paralympics: Bhagyashri Jadhav finishes 7th in women's shot put F34
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 31 (ANI): India's shot putter Bhagyashri Jadhav finished seventh in the women's shot put - F34 final event in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday.
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Tokyo Paralympics: Tek Chand finishes 8th in men's seated shot put final
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 27 (ANI): India's ace shot putter Tek Chand finished 8th in the men's seated shot put final (F55) in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics here at the National Stadium on Friday.
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Tokyo Olympics: Shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor fails to qualify for fi
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 3 (ANI): Indian shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor finished 13th at the end of his three attempts in the qualifications of the men's Shot Put (Group A) of the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday. Tajinder started with a throw of 19.99m, but had two disqualifications in the next t
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